Removable spike plate for sport shoes



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Gbtowup Patented Feb. 19, 1946 UNITED STATES FA'E'NE' QFFlCE REMOVABLE SPIKE PLATE` FOR SPORT SHOES Warren B. Hastings, Jr., Norfolk, Va.

Application `lune 6, 1945, Serial No. 597,885

(Cl. Sii-7.7)

3 Claims.

Y This invention relates to removable spike plates for sport shoes.

An object of the present invention is to provide a removable spike plate which will be light, simple in construction, easily applied and removed and which will eiectively grip the sole of the shoe to which it is applied.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character indicated of improved and simplified construction requiring no Jools, keys or the like, for operation and involving a unitary structure.

The invention consists in the novel construction arrangement and combinations oi parts hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

One sheet of drawings accompanies this specification as part thereof in which like reference characters indicate like parts throughout.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a bottom plan View of the improved device applied to the sole of the shoe.'

Fig. 2 is a transverse cross section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse cross section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the improved device.

In accordance with the present invention a plate of preferably spring metal such as brass or steel is provided conforming generally to the shape of the sole of a shoe.

As herein illustrated the main portion of the plate I is provided upon its outer face with a plurality of spaced and preferably staggered spikes 2.

The rear portion of the plate I is formed with two marginal extensions 4 4, the rear ends of each of saidextensions 4--4 being provided with oppositely disposed extensions 8 and III adapted to be arranged in superposed relationship, each of these extensions B and I being passed through guide slots 'I-'l formed through portions .of the plate struck up from the plane of the plate and indicated as 5 and 6. The end of each of these extensions 8 and I0 are provided with sole engaging clips 9 and I I.

Adjacent the toe end ofthe plate I are provided marginally disposed sole clips 3 3 extending marginally from the sole plate I.

In applying the improved spike plate to the shoe the toe clips 3--3 will be engaged over the edge of the shoe sole adjacent the toe end, then the rearwardly extending marginal extensions d-l will be compressed toward each other in the plane of the plate, thus forcing the rear wall clips 9 and I I apart to permit the engagement of same over the edge of the sole. Upon the release of the marginal extensions 4-4 the rear sole clips 9 and II will be drawn inwardly, thus efficiently locking the sole plate into engagement with the shoe sole.

Various minor Inodications will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art but within the scope of the present invention as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim:

1. Slip-on spike plate for shoes, comprising a plate of resilient metal shaped and sized to conform with the sole of a shoe, said plate provided with a plurality of spaced spike members extending from one face thereof and having oppositely disposed sole engaging clips marginally positioned adjacent the toe end, the rear end of said plate formed as two marginal extensions, each of said extensions formed at the rear end with inwardly directed extensions adapted to overlap and formed at their outer ends with sole engaging clips.

2. The device of claim 1 with means adjacent the rear end of each of said rear extensions of the plate to guide the inwardly directed extension associated with the other of said extensions.

3. Slip-on spike plate for shoes, comprising a plate of resilient metal shaped and sized to conform with the sole of a shoe, said plate provided with a plurailty of spaced spike members extendin-g from one face and having two rearwardly extending marginal arms, sole clips formed on the toe end of the plate and sole clips at the rear end of the plate one on each side, each of said rear sole clips rigidly associated with the opposite rearwardly extending arm whereby the flexing of said arms in the plane of the plate separates said rear clips to permit engagement with the side of a shoe.

WARREN B. HASTI'NGS, JR. 

